Day 1 - Vail Memories

The Christmas event that brought me to Colorado was Saturday morning. It was a "Table Scapes Holiday Brunch" and it was beautiful!


Each table was hosted by a different woman or pair of friends in the church and decorated to reflect her Christmas personality. Many of the guests were neighbors, co-workers, friends and family.


Melinda was the hostess of the event. She is also the music minister. She made sure the catering was just right, the program was on time and that women were having fun. She had us sing the twelve days of Christmas and each table stood up to say what they as a group had decided what we wanted, for instance 1 diamond ring, two perfect boo_s, (I'll let you guess what that table wanted), 3 spa days, 4 Lambourguines, 5 tropic vacations, 6 cleaning ladies, and on it went. It was hilarious!! And also revealing of the wealth in that area.

What's I loved is that they are a small church- I think 200 members - tucked in a small ski village just outside of Vail. It's a very unchurched area but this event is one that women look forward to each year. They had over 100 women there and five prayed to receive Christ as Savior after the message. It was a beautiful time to unwrap the gift of Christmas - Immanuel, God with us!

While I was speaking, JJ and the boys were back at the hotel playing in the snow. The snow storm that came through Friday night brought us several inches of white fluff!!! Here's the parking lot and our view from the balcony in our room.










I took a nap that afternoon and then we went for a walk around our beautiful hotel. We stayed at the Cascade Resort and Spa near Lion's Head Circle. Melinda had found a great deal for rooms that weekend for us. Another huge blessing from God. It had a large stone fireplace in the lobby, a fancy spa, a large indoor gym, running track, two hot tubs, heated pools, etc. Most of which we didn't use but it was fun to know they were there.